Annual Mother's Day Banquet
LAWA originally decided that it would nice to hold a party to introduce our Lao school students to the community and at the same time to celebrate women as well as to raise funds for our general operation. We, therefore, decided to piggyback on the Mother's Day celebration (second Sunday in May). In 2004, we decided that we would award our scholarship at this banquet too.

The Mother's Day banquet is held annually to:

		Raise necessary funds
		Showcase the students' dance repertoire, learned in our school
		Celebrate all mothers for their kindness and giving
		let the community know about our work
		Award the scholarship

UNHCR World Refugee Day
LAWA was honored to have been invited to perform at the World Refugee Day where many refugees from all over the world who have settled in the US came to share their culture. World Refugee Day celebration was hosted by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in 2002 and 2003.

Asian Heritage Month
LAWA students and teacher were once performed at the Freedom Plaza in the celebration of the Asian Heritage Month.

Femenist Expo 2000
LAWA was one of many co-sponsors for the Feminist Expo 2000 for Women Empowerment. The Convention was held in Baltimore, MD.

End World Poverty and Social Injustice 2001

LAWA was one of many co-sponsors for the march to end world poverty and social injustice in 2001.

9-11-01 Memorial Service
LAWA President was one of the speakers thanking the USA for providing us a save haven and eulogizing for the heroic rescue efforts and sharing that many Americans demonstrated on 9-11. The Memorial Service was organized by Wat Lao Buddhavong for the whole Lao American Community in the nation's capital.